Global Patent Index - EP 0779764 A2

EP 0779764 A2 19970618 - Apparatus for enhancing stereo effect with central sound image maintenance circuit

Title (en)

Apparatus for enhancing stereo effect with central sound image maintenance circuit

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zur Stereoeffekt-Verbesserung mit Schaltung zur Erhaltung des zentralen Schallbildes

Title (fr)

Appareil pour l'amélioration de l'effet stéréo avec circuit de maintien de l'image sonore centrale

Publication

EP 0779764 A2 19970618 (EN)

Application

EP 96309029 A 19961211

Priority

US 57051695 A 19951211

Abstract (en)

A system for enhancing the effect of stereo audio signals while maintaining the central audio image includes an expander circuit that tracks the monaural information that is common to both left and right channels and that uses such monaural information to control variable attenuators that influence the inputs to the left and right audio image placement filters. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H04S 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G10K 15/12 (2006.01); H04S 1/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04S 1/002 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

US 5440638 A 19950808 - LOWE DANNY D [CA], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0779764 A2 19970618; EP 0779764 A3 19990506; CA 2192511 A1 19970612; JP 3275133 B2 20020415; JP H09233597 A 19970905; US 5838800 A 19981117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96309029 A 19961211; CA 2192511 A 19961210; JP 35186796 A 19961211; US 57051695 A 19951211